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Medicaid Work Requirements: Will the Medical Frailty Exemption Protect You? w/ Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations
Season 4 Episode 20
New federal rules require some Medicaid recipients to prove they qualify for a "medical frailty" exemption - or lose their coverage. Here's what you …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Hospital Mergers Are Making Your Healthcare Bills Explode w/ Natasha Murphy, Center for American Progress
Season 4 Episode 19
Why is healthcare so expensive in America? Hospital mergers are driving up your health care bills - and the data proves it. Natasha Murphy at Center …
3 months ago
Big Pharma Sued to Block Lower Drug Prices? Here's Why They Lost w/ Merith Basey, Patients for Affordable Drugs
Season 4 Episode 18
Big Pharma just took a massive loss at the Supreme Court - and it means lower drug prices for millions of Americans. Merith Basey at Patients for Aff…
3 months, 1 week ago
RFK Jr.'s HHS Shakeup: Why Top Officials Keep Quitting w/ Kayla Hancock, Protect Our Care
Season 4 Episode 17
The doors keep swinging at the Department of Health and Human Services. With multiple top health agencies now run by acting officials, who is actuall…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hantavirus: Facts vs. Misinformation w/ Dr. Christina Madison, The Public Health Pharmacist
Season 4 Episode 16
Hantavirus is dominating the news - but how much of what you're hearing is actually true? From the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak to viral social me…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Prior Authorization: The Insurance Denial System Blocking Your Treatment w/ Miranda Yaver, PhD
Season 4 Episode 15
Every year, tens of millions of Americans are denied the medical care they've already paid for - not by their doctors, but by their insurers. Miranda…
4 months ago
The Fight to Lower Prescription Drug Prices in America w/ Vinny DeMarco, Maryland Health Care for All
Season 4 Episode 14
How can Americans finally pay less for prescription drugs? Vinny DeMarco from Maryland Health Care for All breaks down what's actually being done to …
4 months, 1 week ago
Patient Advocacy in Action: Talking to Your Legislators w/ Mollie Montague, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Season 4 Episode 13
Learn how to be a patient advocate in healthcare and take your fight straight to your legislators. Mollie Montague of the American Cancer Society Can…
5 months, 1 week ago
Don't Get Billed: Avoiding Surprise Medical Costs & Medical Debt w/ Patricia Kelmar, PIRG
Season 4 Episode 12
Every year, millions of Americans are blindsided by surprise medical bills and crushing debt - not because they did anything wrong, but because the s…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Affordable Care Act Turns 16: What's at Stake in 2026 w/ Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care
Season 4 Episode 11
Sixteen years ago, the Affordable Care Act transformed American health care. Anne Shoup of Protect Our Care breaks down the victories, and the relent…
5 months, 3 weeks ago